Kevin Lee, a former Beats associate and Monster Inc. executive who started the company in 2011, says increased global adoption of smartphones and tablets, which of course double as music-playing devices, is part of what’s driving demand for audio hardware, especially “accessible” or affordable headphones. Read More »

Beats Music, the on-demand music service launched by high-profile headphones company Beats Electronics LLC, will now add a new offering geared toward musicians: a way to communicate with fans and sell merchandise and albums.

Beats Music will acquire Topspin Media Inc., a company whose platform is used by some 55,000 musicians and performers seeking to stay engaged with their fans.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Beats Music and Topspin both announed the deal via blog entries on their websites. Attempts to reach both companies were not immediately successful. Read More »

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